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The four best non-lyrical vocal moments in pop music – from la la las to duh duh duhs

My professional life revolves around the academic study of song lyrics. So it may seem like a strange move to write about how some of the most powerful and emotive vocal moments in popular music have come when singers reject words. But it’s impossible to ignore that sometimes a song…

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Two men found guilty of criminal damage in UK for felling beloved Sycamore Gap tree

Prosecutors offered no evidence of a motive for the 2023 crime other than calling it senseless vandalism.

Euronews

Two Men Found Guilty Of Chopping Down Iconic UK Tree

An English court found two men guilty on Friday of the "deliberate and mindless" felling of one of the UK's most iconic trees, an incident that sparked national outrage.

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2 men convicted of cutting down beloved Sycamore Gap tree in northern England in 2023

Two men have been convicted of cutting down the beloved Sycamore Gap tree in northern England along ancient Hadrian’s Wall

The Independent UK

Jury begins deliberating in UK trial of men accused of felling Sycamore Gap tree

Jurors have begun deliberating in the case of two men charged with cutting down the Sycamore Gap tree in northern England

The Independent UK

Prosecutor says Sycamore Gap tree cutters committed 'arboreal equivalent of mindless thuggery'

A prosecutor says two men who cut down the beloved Sycamore Gap tree in northern England did it for a laugh

The Independent UK

Before bitterness engulfed them – this was Pink Floyd at their experimental zenith

PLAYBACK: The 1972 concert film ‘Live at Pompeii’ has been restored and remixed for cinemas and IMAX. Stevie Chick explores how it captured the band at their majestic peak of invention

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Sycamore Gap accused thought world-famous tree would be ‘good trophy,’ jury told

Daniel Graham said his co-accused Adam Carruthers had spoken of wanting to cut down the much-loved tree beside Hadrian’s Wall.

Evening Standard

Sycamore Gap tree felling was a 'deliberate and mindless' act, UK prosecutor says

The tree, revered for its symmetrical perch between two hills along ancient Hadrian’s Wall, was cut down in the early hours of 28 September 2023, damaging the stone wall as it crashed to the ground.

Euronews

Sycamore Gap accused ‘revelled in news reports of what they had done’ to tree

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers are accused of driving from Carlisle to the Northumberland beauty spot in the dead of night to chop down the tree.

Evening Standard

UK trial told Sycamore Gap tree felling was a 'deliberate and mindless' act

A court has been told that the famous Sycamore Gap tree was cut down in an “act of deliberate and mindless criminal damage.”

The Independent UK

Pink Floyd at Pompeii MCMLXXII review – mesmerically peculiar portrait of band on cusp of greatness

Gilmour, Waters, Wright and Mason are space rock whippets in the burning Italian sun in this outrageously indulgent yet vivid and beguiling music documentary

The Guardian - UK

Richard Wright review – a hectic, hallucinatory journey into a mind-boggling world

The artist’s largest solo show since winning the Turner prize is a mind-bending and mesmerising visual adventure that often defies comprehension

The Guardian - UK

Nick Mason says Pink Floyd were originally ‘not interested’ in Pompeii film

The drummer was speaking at a preview screening for a new version of the 1972 film.

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‘It’s torture!’ Turner-winning artist Richard Wright on obliterating his painstaking works

He hand-painted 47,000 stars on the Rijksmuseum’s ceiling and drew 1,000 perfect circles, one a day. Ahead of his major London show, he explains why he often paints over his work afterwards

MusicRadar

“She opened her mouth, and out came that orgasmic sound we know and love”: How a feat of spontaneous creativity resulted in one of Pink Floyd’s most majestic moments

A gentle meditation on mortality was brought to passionate life thanks to one woman’s improvised vocal

Evening Standard

Steve Wright's family 'embroiled in a toxic feud as his elderly father, 94, marries carer 43 years his junior'

Richard Wright, 94, married his 51-year-old carer in September last year

Louder

"I did start by saying: 'Do we need another guitar solo here?'" David Gilmour on boomer fortune and the making of Luck And Strange

For Luck And Strange David Gilmour assembled a team that produced "the best album I've made since The Dark Side Of The Moon"

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Sensual surrealism, Kiefer’s delights and Gehry’s Guggenheim: the best art and architecture shows to visit in 2025

Anselm Kiefer’s homage to Van Gogh, Ithell Colquhoun’s seaside of surrealism and Gilbert & George fill the galleries, while the V&A opens its archives at the illustrious new East Storehouse

Guitar World

“I love driving people crazy. They come and say, ‘How did you do that? I’ve been working for months trying to get that.’ And I say, ‘It’s just a pedal!’” A guide to untapped guitar playing of David Gilmour’s solo albums

From his 1978 debut to the record he deemed his best since Dark Side of the Moon, we present a complete guide to the Pink Floyd icon’s solo material

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David Gilmour claims Pink Floyd were 'bullied' over release of final album

David Gilmour has admitted Pink Floyd didn't intend for 2014's 'The Endless River' to be released as a proper studio record.

The Independent UK

David Gilmour rehearses ‘Luck and Strange’ ahead of UK tour

Exclusive: Pink Floyd star recalls ‘freezing’ recording session with his late bandmate, Richard Wright

Louder

Richard Wright features in David Gilmour's new video for the title track of Luck And Strange

David Gilmour will play two rehearsal shows at Brighton Centre on September 20 and 21

Louder

“The four-note phrase is arguably the most recognisable motif of the entire Pink Floyd catalogue”: Seven powerful moments that help make Wish You Were Here so unique

…and two of them occur before a single note is heard of the band’s 1975 classic

Salon

Expert calls out JD Vance "poornography"

Vance is no pauper — and there’s a bit of a shell game going on when it comes to his poverty credentials

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